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François Place

Born

in France

April 26, 1957

Website

http://www.francois-place.fr/

Genre

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After a ferry literary, he makes visual communication studies at the Ecole Estienne. (1974-1977.) He worked for several years as a freelance illustrator for studios of graphics and advertising and professional journals. His first children's book illustrations appear in the Rose Library at Hachette. In 1985, he met Pierre Marchand, publisher Gallimard Jeunesse, who notices his d'adolescent drawings. It shows a series of documentary books on the theme of travel and discover the world, and made his first steps in writing. It helps other nonfiction books, and begins to illustrate novels, notably those of Michael Morpurgo.

In 1992, appears to Casterman Editions The last giants, then, between 1996 and 2000, the three volumes of the Atlas of d'Or ...more

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	The Last Giants by François Place, William Rodarmor American (Translator) 4.32 avg rating — 269 ratings — published 1993 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Old Man Mad about Drawing: A Tale of Hokusai 4.14 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 1997 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La reine sous la neige 3.34 avg rating — 161 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Douane volante 3.65 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le secret d'Orbae 3.74 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Voyage of Discovery 4.38 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1996 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rois et reines de Babel 4.16 avg rating — 31 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Du pays de Jade à l'Île Quinookta 4.70 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1998 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	歐赫貝奇幻地誌學R-Z: 從紅河流域到季佐特國 by François Place, 陳太乙 (Translator) 4.59 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Fille Des Batailles 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Atlas des géographes d'Orbae (3 books)
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François Place

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“A good artist should laugh often!”
― François Place, The Old Man Mad about Drawing: A Tale of Hokusai

tags: art, artist, laugh, laughter

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